This doesn't seem to be anything which isn't required before entering most countries. Ya fill out the information on one form, and a customs declaration on another on the plane.

"The proposal requires all passengers arriving or departing, as well as crew members, to provide this information: name, date of birth, citizenship, sex, passport number and country of issuance, country of residence, U.S. visa number and other details of its issuance, address while in the United States, and, where it applies, alien registration number."

However, the article says Ashcroft has the option of adding more required information. That will be the test.

The Bushies tend to do something, then add to it. For instance, imprisoning aliens indefinitely without representation or charges. Said it was only aliens.

A month later they started with citizens. No one knows how many, because they don't think they have to tell anyone. And, I guess, they don't.

But so far that declaration ain't all that much.

Arf